Standing pretty old

Chapter 870 Contract Renewal and Strengthening, Unpopular Draft
Winning the championship does not mean everything will be fine.

Now that Erniu has issued a declaration to establish a dynasty, it needs to quickly change roles, from a player celebrating joy to a head coach actively planning for next season.

After celebrating wildly with his teammates, Er Niu went to the training hall to complete the strength training as usual the next day, and then held a coaching staff meeting.

As usual, in addition to the coaching staff, Paul and general manager Nell O'Heir also participated in the meeting.

"The purpose of my convening this meeting should be clear to everyone. You can speak freely, as long as it is beneficial to the development of the team, you can mention it, even if you say that the Clippers should trade me!" Ruan Erniu joked.

He was greeted with roars of laughter. Everyone here may face unemployment in the next moment, but Kafu Ruan will definitely be the last one.

The humorous opening remarks gave a good start to the team meeting. Tom Thibodeau first said: "I know everyone is thinking about the draft and trade now, but if you want to talk about me, we should first deal with the renewal issue in the team. it is good.

Yes, Cannon, I was talking about you.

Kraft will definitely not leave, but if you are going to take the championship and go to the free market to seek a big contract, we should really have a headache. "

This year is also a three-gun contract year, and Paul, who already holds two championships, will become a completely free agent.

Objectively speaking, it is possible for him to go to other teams to earn a big contract, but the probability is not high.

Paul immediately smiled and said: "Nell, give me the contract, I can sign it immediately!"

O'Sir said with a smile: "The general intention has been sent to your agent by email, and we will complete the negotiation on the specific terms later."

Ruan Erniu nodded and smiled, "Well, it seems that we don't need to invite irrelevant people out.

Speaking of which, our task of recruiting next season will not be easy at all, because next season, several of our players will choose to leave the team..."

Chauncey Billups decided to retire. Even though the Pistons had invited him, the FMVP finally chose to retire bravely.

Grant Hill won the ring in the last year of his career, and he also has no regrets.

And he seems to have found a new job. Soon, he will co-host a basketball show called "INSIDE-STUFF" with a blonde beauty named Kristin Laidlow.

Well, just hearing the name of this program makes people think about it, and the ratings must not be bad.

The veterans are leaving, and Malcolm Lee, who has been unable to show himself for a long time, will not be renewed in the new season.

Even the alumni of Erniu UCLA cannot survive if they fail to prove their worth in the team.

The roster of 15 people lost 3 members at once, and among the remaining 12 people, apart from Paul, a guy who has almost no suspense of contract renewal, there are actually two other people who also have the possibility of not choosing to stay on the team.

The first is Ray Allen. Gentleman Ray signed a 1+1 contract last season. He has player options this season. With his outstanding performance in the playoffs last season, he can choose to jump out of the contract.

However, it is also difficult for Ray Allen, who is already old, to find a big contract. The super performance and key goals in individual games cannot bring him enough confidence to increase his salary.

Erniu and Sanpao took the initiative to call Ray Allen. After some consideration, Ray Allen finally announced the implementation of the player option and will continue to play for the Clippers next season.

With Ray Allen done, the other thing that needs to be done is Baye.

Matt Barnes also signed a cheap short contract last season, but the Clippers won the championship, and it would be too much to sign him with basic salary money.

3 million yuan in 1200 years, Baye didn't yell at the mountain price, and the Clippers were not too stingy. After stabilizing Ray Allen, the Clippers then got Barnes.

Of course, these are all things that happened after the subsequent meeting. In the Clippers' team meeting, the priority of everyone was to discuss the topics of the draft and free market reinforcement.

"This year is a small year in the draft. My first and second round picks are relatively low. It is difficult to find an excellent team building puzzle." Tyronn Lue said while looking at the information.

Steve Kerr said: "It is impossible to completely count on rookies. We are a championship team, and it is a priority to supplement veterans with immediate combat power."

Er Niu suddenly became interested, because Cole said so, he must have a suitable referral object.

"Who?"

"Sean Livingston." The former general manager of the Suns didn't hesitate too much, and it could be seen that he had indeed planned for a long time.

"It's him!?"

Er Niu was a little surprised, because this guy was once the star of hope for the Clippers, but in the end he was destroyed by the Clippers' magical curse, and suffered the most terrifying injuries in NBA history.

The anterior cruciate ligament and posterior cruciate ligament of the knee joint were ruptured, the lateral meniscus was torn, and recurrent patellar dislocation and anterior tibial decapitation dislocation.

The only good news at the time was that although almost the entire knee was useless, blood tests showed no need for amputation.

Fans who have a little knowledge of the NBA should have heard of Levin. YouTube even blocked the video of his injury at one point, because the footage was too shocking, which could easily traumatize Millican's future Suns.

"How much can he recover?" Osher said realistically.

Cole said: "We can let him try out first, and if we think it is risky, we can sign a short one-year contract with him first."

This proposal was quickly approved. The Clippers really need to add manpower in the first and second positions. Livingston's talent is there. If he can get rid of injuries, he is indeed a good choice.

O'Hirer then said: "When it comes to reinforcements, I actually have a lot of candidates here, but whether they are suitable for the team needs to be discussed by everyone."

Everyone quickly determined two sets of reinforcement policies. If Ray Allen and Barnes can be retained, the team's overall championship framework will not change, and only one or two veterans will be added to solve the problem.

Otherwise, you can only use middle-class contracts to recruit people in the free market. After all, the Clippers have tens of millions of contracts from Er Niu, San Cannon, and Jordan, and the Clippers do not have enough salary space.

At the end of the meeting, we still talked about the upcoming draft.

After much deliberation, they couldn't find the player they wanted, so Er Niu made a decision and simply traded the second-round pick for the second-round pick next year or later, or it would be fine for cash.

As for the 29th overall pick in the first round, although the Clippers discussed several options, it was difficult to convince each other.

Er Niu weighed it for a while, and felt that it was unnecessary to quarrel over such a rookie who didn't know whether he needed it or not, so he proposed a surprising option...

On June 2013, 6, US time, the 27 NBA Draft was officially held at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, which is the home court of the Nets.

This is probably the last NBA draft under the auspices of David Stern.

The president has confirmed that he will choose to retire next year, and the current league vice president Adam Silva will be responsible for taking over.

As the saying goes, when a person is about to die, his words are also good...

Hun Dan, he is still alive!

Well, with retirement approaching anyway, Mr. Stern decided to have some humor.

Before that, every time he came on stage to announce the results of the draft, the audience booed, and this year was no exception.

So when Mr. President came on stage, he said: "Here I have to explain to the international audience that booing is a way for Americans to express respect."

In addition to the general manager and uniform team of the Clippers, there is another player who came to the scene of the draft, and he is Sean Battier.

Shane Battier rushed to New York without even participating in the float parade, because he found a part-time job as a special guest reporter for ESPN.

After a while, after Stern reported his rookie picks one by one, Battier will step forward to do a live interview.

It was the Cleveland Cavaliers who won the No. [-] pick. After James left, they kept looking for the next historical No. [-] pick.

Kyrie Irving is great, but he's not good enough to reach James' heights.

With the fans holding their breath, David Stern came out backstage and read the name on the note.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers chose Anthony Bennett!"

……

"what?"

"It's actually him?"

"Why did the Cavaliers choose Bennett?"

"Big news!"

……

The off-court media was in a mess, and Anthony Bennett, the new No. [-] pick who won the Cavaliers hat, also looked confused. Although his predicted pick was in the top ten, he never thought that he would go straight to the sky.

Do not believe?

Take a look at what Bennett said in the interview.

"I'm speechless right now," Bennett told Battier. "I don't even know what to say?"

I don't know what to say, but I have to say something anyway.

"I'm just as shocked as everyone else," Bennett said. "I don't really know who's going to be No. [-] or who's going to be No. [-] — I've been told it's an unknown, and all sorts of things can happen."

Sure enough, basketball is round, and anything is possible.

In this way, Anthony Bennett became the first NBA draft pick in Maple Leaf history.

Some netizens said that anyway, the Cavaliers didn't know who to choose, so they chose a Maple Leaf native to facilitate the development of the Maple Leaf market.

Well, it's really possible, after all, this is not the first time Cleveland has drafted a Maple Leaf.

It won't be long before Bennett will become the worst No. [-] pick in history, although he shouldn't be responsible for all the blame.

In the past, when fans talked about parallel imports, they would always think of Michael Olowokandi, Kwame Brown, Greg Oden, etc., but since 13 years, the first name that comes to mind is often Ben Ben. Nate.

It has to be said that the Cavaliers management and Bennett himself have made indelible contributions to the advancement of Olowokandi and others.

Subsequently, the Magic selected Victor Oladipo with the second pick, the Washington Wizards selected Otto Porter, and the Bobcats selected Cody Zeller.

Anyway, after the Cavaliers chose Bennett as the No. [-] pick, the subsequent drafts seemed dull.

The conference continued, and the Hornets selected Nerlens Noel with the 6th overall pick, but he was quickly traded to the 76ers.

The Blazers chose CJ* McCollum with the 10th overall pick. Lillard will usher in his backcourt partner in the new season, although McCollum will not be on the position so soon.

The 76ers chose Michael Carter Williams with the 11th overall pick. Tianchao fans generally refer to him as McAway for short, and just hearing the name makes him feel awesome.

With the 12th overall pick, the Thunder chose Steven Adams. In the future, he will grow a beard and hair, and the duck egg with tattoos on his arms is still a handsome niche.

The NBA is indeed a place to ruin people, it can turn a piece of fresh meat into old bacon.

In addition, it should be pointed out that Adams's draft pick came from the Rockets, that is to say, if Harden is not traded, the Thunder will not be able to get duck eggs.

The Mavericks selected Kelly Olynyk with the 13th pick, but he was traded to Boston.

This is the tradition of Green Kay, to use all means to actively look for the next Larry Bird.

With the 15th pick, the Bucks selected a Greek with a very long name. His name is Giannis Antetokounmpo. Of course, Chinese fans directly call him Brother Antetokounmpo.

With the 17th pick, the Eagles selected Dennis Schroeder to find a substitute for Teague.

With the 24th overall pick, the Knicks selected Tim Hardaway II. You can tell from the name that he is the son of THE-BUG.

The Timberwolves selected Andre Roberson with the 26th pick, but he was then traded to the Thunder.

With the 27th pick, the Jazz selected Rudy Gobert.

Finally, it was the Clippers' 29th pick. Before that, Osher called Erniu again: "We still have other options. I don't think he is even worth the second round. Brother and him are not the same thing."

Ruan Erniu said, "That's him. He came to our team for trial training. He is indeed not his brother, but judging from his actual performance, I think his draft price is underestimated."

……

David Stern came from behind the scenes five minutes later, holding a note from the Clippers.

"The Los Angeles Clippers chose Seth Curry!"

Yes, he is Stephen Curry's younger brother, the younger brother who looks older than his elder brother.

In fact, there are many brother players in the league, such as the Gasol brothers, the Lopez brothers, the Morris brothers, etc., but there are also many guys who pass by in a hurry and are almost unknown, such as Griffin’s brother Taylor, Dragic Qi's younger brother Zoran and others.

Judging from the information from all sources, Seth's pick was ranked at the end of the second round, and he was the kind of guy who had a high probability of losing.

If it is true that no team drafts him, then he will have to go to his brother to find opportunities, seek a short contract, or go abroad to play.

Seth himself did not expect that the Los Angeles Clippers actually selected him in the first round.

Seth, who got the hat, said excitedly in an interview with Battier: "I am very glad that the defending champion can choose me. It is an honor to be a teammate with you. I will do my best to contribute to the team."

There were not many guys worth mentioning in the subsequent second round. In this way, the 13 NBA Draft came to an end.

But on the same night, a big deal that would be officially launched on July 7 was exposed in advance. The two sides of the deal were the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets.

(End of this chapter)